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2023 Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$83,157 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Master's Degree School for You

With 2,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering technologies is the #26 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 59% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in California. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in engineering tech at CSUN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Of the 37 students majoring in engineering tech at CSUDH, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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International Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, ITU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering tech at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering Technologies at International Technological University Report

#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #8, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 41% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

Full Engineering Technologies at Santa Clara University Report

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Of the 20 students majoring in engineering tech at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,051
Oregon 377
Hawaii 57
Nevada 146
Alaska 82

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KUKA Systems GmbH.

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